Photos: Crashes Rise as Traffic on Colo. 66 Increases

The damaged home Vernon Peppler, 88, he grew up in off Colo. 66 is seen partially covered in tarps and plywood in Longmont on Thursday. The house was originally built around 1910 and had an additional 2 bedrooms added around 1947. The house was struck by a car on April 27, 2017 after it drove off of Colo. 66, first hitting the driveway and becoming airborne.
Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer May 11, 2017

Vernon Peppler, 88, sits at a table in his house off Colo. 66 in Longmont on Thursday surrounded by photos and police reports. The nearby house he grew up in was originally built around 1910 and had an additional 2 bedrooms added around 1947. It was struck by a car on April 27, 2017 but did not damage the foundation.
Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer May 11, 2017

Vernon Peppler, 88, stands near the damaged home he grew up in off Colo. 66 in Longmont on Thursday. The house was originally built around 1910 and had an additional 2 bedrooms added around 1947. The house was struck by a car on April 27, 2017.
Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer May 11, 2017

Vernon Peppler, 88, sits at a table in his house off Colo. 66 in Longmont on Thursday surrounded by photos and police reports. The nearby house he grew up in was originally built around 1910 and had an additional 2 bedrooms added around 1947. It was struck by a car on April 27, 2017 but did not damage the foundation.
Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer May 11, 2017

The damaged home Vernon Peppler, 88, he grew up in off Colo. 66 is seen partially covered in tarps and plywood in Longmont on Thursday. The house was originally built around 1910 and had an additional 2 bedrooms added around 1947. The house was struck by a car on April 27, 2017 after it drove off of Colo. 66, first hitting the driveway and becoming airborne.
Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer May 11, 2017

Vernon Peppler, 88, stands near the damaged home he grew up in off Colo. 66 in Longmont on Thursday. The house was originally built around 1910 and had an additional 2 bedrooms added around 1947. The house was struck by a car on April 27, 2017 after it drove off of Colo. 66, first hitting the driveway and becoming airborne.
Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer May 11, 2017

Vernon Peppler, 88, stands near the damaged home he grew up in off Colo. 66 in Longmont on Thursday. The house was originally built around 1910 and had an additional 2 bedrooms added around 1947. The house was struck by a car on April 27, 2017.
Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer May 11, 2017

Vernon Peppler, 88, stands near the damaged home he grew up in off Colo. 66 in Longmont on Thursday. The house was originally built around 1910 and had an additional 2 bedrooms added around 1947. The house was struck by a car on April 27, 2017.
Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer May 11, 2017

A piece of the roof hangs from a house that Vernon Peppler used to live in off Colo. 66 in Longmont on Thursday. The house was struck by a car on April 27.
Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer May 11, 2017